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From the Desk of the Vice Chancellor

Greetings!

As the Vice Chancellor of this premier university, I am extremely pleased to share this space to converse with all of you. The University of Madras is a post- sesquicentennial institution which has forged a glorious path for itself and has been the site for significant scientific discoveries as well as the beacon for national and regional societal transformation. It has successfully managed to hold aloft its tradition even while keeping up with the emerging trends. One reason for this is the way in which the university has kept alive its interactions with all the stakeholders.

The COVID 19 pandemic has introduced a ‘new normal’ and its impact is felt in the workings of the university as well. The students have been attending the lectures online. While online learning has the advantage of being anytime and anywhere, it has taken away the peer group interaction and peer learning which are integral aspects of the university experience. We look forward to welcoming you to the campus very soon. Meanwhile, our faculty and administration will continue to bring the best to the virtual classrooms. As students, you need to view the restrictions posed by the pandemic as a temporary deterrent. Your focus should be to gain the competencies to conduct application oriented research in order to evolve as useful citizens of our society.

Our university boasts of faculty with a high degree of knowledge and commitment to offer the best in teaching and research. Given the context of the pandemic, we need to redefine our teaching-learning processes to offer the best pedagogic experience to our students. Similarly, the post-pandemic era demands that we hone the employment potential and entrepreneurial capacity of our learners. This necessitates that we focus on sponsored research in cutting edge areas.

Our administrative staff have been the backbone of the university. While we move towards a transparent and complete e-governance model, we need more support from you. When the teaching-learning process at our university – from admission to certification -- is moving into the digital era, your skills and competencies need to keep pace.

At our university, we are gearing up for the final round of NAAC re-accreditation. This has offered us an opportunity to assess our Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges. Further, it has made us more determined to reiterate our quality benchmarks in teaching, research and extension activities. We are aware of this responsibility and fully prepared for it because, our university has always encouraged individual thinking within the established frameworks. This is echoed in the words of Tim Burners Lee, who initiated the World Wide Web: “We are forming cells within a global brain and we are excited that we might start to think collectively. What becomes of us still hangs crucially on how we think individually.” Let us unite to make the educational experience at the University of Madras a synergy of the best minds and best thoughts.

Prof.Dr.S.Gowri

Vice-Chancellor
University of Madras

The Former Vice Chancellors

Sir Cristopher Rawlinson
Sir Cristopher Rawlinson
1857
Sir Walter Elliot, K.C.S.I., LL.D.,F.R.S
Sir Walter Elliot
1859
W.A. Morehead, ESQ.,
W.A. Morehead, ESQ.,
1860
Sir Colley Harmae Scotland
Sir Colley Harmae Scotland
1862
Sir Alexander J. Arbuthnot., K.C.S.I., C.I.Er
Sir Alexander J. Arbuthnot
1871
W. Holloway, ESQ., C.S.I.
W. Holloway
1872
L.C.Inness, ESQ.,I.C.S.
L.C.Inness
1874
J.K.Kernan, ESQ., M.A.Q.C.
J.K.Kernan.
1885
Dr.Sir Arthur Hammond Collins, Q.C.
Sir Arthur Hammond Collins
1889
D.Duncan, ESQ.,M.A.,D.Sc., LL.D.
D.Duncan
1889
Sri H.H.Shepard, M.LL.D.S
Sri H.H.Shepard
1899
The Rev. William Miller, M.A., LL.D.,D.D., C.I.E.
The Rev. William Miller
1901
Sir Charles Arnold White
Sir Charles Arnold White
1904
Sir Subramanya Ayyar, B.L., LL.D.,K.C.I.E
Sir Subramanya Ayyar
1904
Sir Charles Arnold White
Sir Charles Arnold White
1904
Sir John Wallis, M.A.,Bar-At-Law
Sir John Wallis
1908-1916
Sir P.S.Sivaswami Ayyar, K.C.S.I.,C.I.E.,B.A.,B.L.
Sir P.S.Sivaswami Ayyar.
1916-1918
The Hon. Justice Sri F.D.Oldfield, I.C.S
The Hon. Justice Sri F.D.Oldfield
1918-1920
The Hon. Sir K. Srinivasa Ayyangar, B.A., B.L
The Hon. Sir K. Srinivasa Ayyangar
1920-1923
The Rev. E. Montieth Macphail.,C.I.E.C.B.E.,M.A.,D.D
The Rev. E. Montieth Macphail
1923-1925
Diwan Bahadur Sir R.Venkatarathnam, M.A.
Diwan Bahadur Sir R.Venkatarathnam
1923-1925
Diwan Bahadur Sir K.Ramunni Menon, M.A.
Diwan Bahadur Sir K.Ramunni Menon
1928-1934
R. LittleHailes,ESQ.,C.I.E., M.A.
R. LittleHailes
1934-1937
Diwan Bahadur S.E. Ranganadhan, M.A.,M.L.C.
Diwan Bahadur S.E. Ranganadhan
1937-1940
Sir Mohamed Usman, K.C.I.E., B.A., M.L.C
Sir Mohamed Usman
1940-1942
Lt. Col. Sir A. Lakshmanaswami, M.D.,D.Sc.,LL.D.D.C.L., D.Litt.,F.R.O.C.G.,F.A.C.S., F.R.C.P.,(Edn.)(Honoris) M.L.C.,
Lt. Col. Sir A. Lakshmanaswami
1942-1969
Thiru. N.D. Sundaravadivelu, M.A., L.T.,
Thiru. N.D. Sundaravadivelu
1969-1975
Dr. Malcom S. Adiseshiah, M.A., Ph.D., D.C.L., D.Litt.
Dr. Malcom S. Adiseshiah
1975-1978
Dr. G.R.Damodaran, B.Sc (Engg.),C.Engg., F.I.E.E(London), I.Nuc.E,(Lond.),F.I.E(India).D.Sc,
Dr. G.R.Damodaran
1978-1981
Dr. Santappa, Ph.D.(Lond.) Ph.D(Manch.) F.N.A, F.A.SC., F.R.I.C
Dr. Santappa
1981-1984
Dr. B.B.Sundaresen, B.E.,M.Sc.,Ph.D.,(Florida), M.A.S.C.E., F.I.E.,(I)
Dr. B.B.Sundaresen
4.10.1984-22.10.1987
Dr. A. Gnanam, M.A., Ph.D., F.N.A.SC
Dr. A. Gnanam
08.02.1988-14.09.1990
Dr. S. Sathikh, M.E., Ph.D.,(Carleton, Canada)
Dr. S. Sathikh
26.11.1990-25.11.1993
Dr. P.K. Ponnusamy, M.Sc., Ph.D.,
Dr. P.K. Ponnusamy
03.11.1994-02.11.1997
Dr. P.T. Manoharan, M.Sc.,Ph.D.,
Dr. P.T. Manoharan
06.11.1997-09.03.1999
Dr. PON. Kothandaraman, M.A. Ph.D,
Dr. PON. Kothandaraman
24.06.1999-23.06.2002
Rev. Fr. Dr. S. Ignacimuthu, S.J
Rev. Fr. Dr. S. Ignacimuthu
26.06.2002-16.06.2003
Prof. S.P. Thyagarajan, Ph.D.,M.D.,D.Sc.,F.N.A.S.C.,F.A.M.S., F.I.M.S.A., F.A.B.M.S
Prof. S.P. Thyagarajan
07.09.2003-06.09.2006
Prof. S. Ramachandran, M.Sc.,Ph.D(India), Ph.D.(USA), D.Sc.,
Prof. S. Ramachandran
06.09.2006-06.09.2009
Col.Dr.G.Thiruvasagam, M.Com.,B.Ed.,M.Phil.,Ph.D.,Post Doctorate (Southampton, UK)
Col.Dr.G.Thiruvasagam
13.10.2009-12.10.2012
Dr.R.Thandavan
Dr.R.Thandavan
18.01.2013-17.01.2016
Prof.P.Duraisamy
Prof.P.Duraisamy
27.05.2017-26.05.2020
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